1 Kings 15:17:111 Kgs.15.17.W11TAB
לְאָסָ֖א
leasa
“to Asa”
- Transliteration
- le-a-SA
- Extended
- leh-ah-SAA
- IPA
- /ləʔaːˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Asa
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-SA
- clause
le-vil-TI TET yo-TSE va-VA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-YA-al ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-ye-hu-DA va-yi-VEN et-ha-ra-MA le-vil-TI TET yo-TSE va-VA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
In context — 1 Kings 15:17
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah , in order not to allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 15:17, so the Hebrew word לְאָסָ֖א (leasa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.15.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.17.W11.S1) and character.